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Research fellow, The University of Queensland

Dr Asmita Manchha is a Research Fellow at the Bolton Clarke Research Institute. She received a PhD from the University of Queensland in 2022, which examined the stigma of working in aged care. Asmita’s research examines attitudes toward aged care work, and employee well-being, with a focus on conceptualisations and lived experiences of stigmatised occupations.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Research fellow , Bolton Clarke Research Institute
  • 2021–present
    Senior research technician, University of Queensland
  • 2019–2022
    PhD researcher, University of Queensland

Education

  • 2022 
    The University of Queensland, PhD
  • 2017 
    The University of Queensland, Bachelor of Business Management (Hons)

Publications

  • 2022
    “The stigma is what you do”: Examining the Relationship between Occupational Stigma and Worker Outcomes in the Aged Care Context. , Journal of Applied Gerontology.
  • 2022
    Reconceptualizing Stigmas in Aged Care: A Typology of Stigmatizing Discourses in the Aged-Care Context. , The Gerontologist
  • 2022
    The Social Construction of Stigma in Aged-care Work: Implications for Health Professionals’ Work Intentions. , The Gerontologist
  • 2021
    Deeply discrediting: A systematic review examining the conceptualisations and consequences of the stigma of working in aged care. , The Gerontologist

Professional Memberships

  • Australia Association of Gerontology

Research Areas

  • Aged Health Care (111702)